Université d'Orléans

The rise of carnivoran mammals in Europe through the lens of body mass

Carnivoran mammals (cats, dogs, bears, seals, etc.) and their kin radiated during the Palaeogene, among other carnivorous clades (hyaenodonts, mesonychians, and oxyaenodonts). This radiation has often been framed as a competition ultimately won by carnivorans, but the data suppor...

Dietary behaviour of Sepedon (Parasepedon) ruficeps and Sepedon (Sepedomyia) nasuta (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) and the distribution of their snail prey in Benin (West Africa)

Sciomyzidae (Diptera) larvae live as predators and/or parasitoids of snails. They have potential economic importance as biological control agents against gastropods that are vectors of parasitic diseases. In the present study, the use of Sepedon larvae in schistosomiasis control...

Time-domain analysis of fractional-order viscoelastic sandwich plates via shifted Legendre polynomial approach

The objective of this study is to investigate the dynamic characteristics of three-dimensional fractional-order viscoelastic sandwich plates. Based on the fractional Kelvin–Voigt constitutive relation, the governing equations involving the spatial variables $(x,y,z)$ and the temp...

Joint 3D resistivity inversion of ground-based MT and CSEM data to improve resolution for deep mineral exploration

Abstract The growing demand for critical raw materials to support carbon-neutral energy and transportation systems motivates the exploration of deep-seated (500–4000 m) mineral deposits. While electrical resistivity is a key parameter for identifying mineralization, imaging these...